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Morocco’s rights council asks Spanish ombudsman to investigate migrant abuses in Ceuta

Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has asked Spain’s Ombudsman to open an investigation into alleged violations of the rights of Moroccan migrants in Ceuta, the council’s president Amina Bouayach said. Bouayach told Moroccan broadcaster 2M that she had sent a letter to Spain’s Defensor del Pueblo, the institution responsible for protecting fundamental rights, requesting […]

Tendrara gas wells to cover 30% of Morocco’s needs- Minister

The recently found gas in Tendrara in eastern Morocco would cover up to 30% of Morocco’s gas needs, said Energy Minister Abdelaziz Rebbah. Currently 13 companies are exploring oil and gas in Morocco including in the Western region north of Rabat, he said. Morocco is a major energy importer in North Africa as it lacks […]

COVID-19: Over 30,000 people arrested for violating state of health emergency in Morocco

While Moroccan authorities are making huge efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus that already infected 3,537 people and killed 151, some still do not take the situation seriously and continue to challenge the precautionary measures decreed in the country. Actually, since the state of health emergency was decreed on March 20, the police […]